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Game 11: Rangers vs. Yankees

AJ Burnett makes his 2010 debut at Yankee Stadium, where last season his ERA was a full run lower (3.51 vs. 4.59 on the road). He opposes Ranger’s righty Scott Feldman, who is looking to build on a 17-win season in 2009.

vs. Scott Feldman

PA

BA

OBP

SLG

HR

RBI

Derek Jeter SS

10

0.222

0.300

0.889

2

4

Nick Johnson DH

0

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Mark Teixeira 1B

12

0.300

0.333

0.700

1

3

Alex Rodriguez 3B

9

0.250

0.333

0.625

1

2

Robinson Cano 2B

8

0.250

0.250

0.250

0

0

Jorge Posada C

5

0.600

0.600

1.400

1

1

Curtis Granderson CF

7

0.667

0.714

2.167

3

6

Nick Swisher RF

9

0.200

0.444

0.400

0

1

Brett Gardner LF

5

0.000

0.200

0.000

0

0

Total

65

0.3091

0.3538

0.800

8

17

vs. AJ Burnett

PA

BA

OBP

SLG

HR

RBI

Julio Borbon CF

3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Michael Young 3B

28

0.259

0.286

0.407

1

1

Josh Hamilton LF

13

0.364

0.462

0.818

1

3

Vlad Guerrero DH

46

0.214

0.283

0.452

2

3

Nelson Cruz RF

10

0.167

0.500

0.667

1

3

Chris Davis 1B

10

0.000

0.100

0.000

0

0

Joaquin Arias 2B

0

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Taylor Teagarden C

2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Elvis Andrus SS

7

0.167

0.286

0.167

0

0

Total

119

0.208

0.277

0.415

5

10

Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano both have at least one hit in all 10 games this season, the first time in Yankee history that teammates have started the season with such a streak. Jeter and Cano also made history last year by becoming the first double-play combo in franchise history to each tally 200 hits in a season.

Alex Rodriquez has remained tied with McGwire for 8th place on the all-time HR list. Arod has been stuck on 583 for 10 games this season, tying his longest drought to start a season.

Mark Teixeira’s April slump continues. The Yankee 1B’s average has plummeted to .083, the lowest qualified average in the American League.

The last Yankees rain shorted game was a 6 to 1 loss against the Minnesota Twins on September 2, 2006.